Cook County, Illinois / Juvenile Probation

Agency file

Juvenile Probation

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Juvenile Probation runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 389 employees with median total compensation of $22,399; the highest distinct record was $38,819.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $7.9M
Employees: 389
Median total: $22,399
Highest record: $38,819

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$200$29,854+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 389 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($22,399) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $20,390 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$12,661

$17,031

$22,399

$23,565

$26,244

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $26,244 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,661. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Probation Officer Ii- Psb

188 · $22,575

Probation Officer III

51 · $25,524

Probation Officer I

26 · $16,421

Probation Officer V

22 · $28,349

Probation Officer Ii-Psby

21 · $22,596

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$8M —	440 —	$20,610 —
2017	$8.1M ▲ 0.9%	407 ▼ 7.5%	$21,495 ▲ 4.3%
2018	$7.9M ▼ 2.0%	389 ▼ 4.4%	$22,399 ▲ 4.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Gsc General Probation Metro Nashville43% match
Department of Probation New York City39% match

Record list

Employees

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Ora Jean Shavers

Data Entry Operator Iii/G11/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$6,257

Base pay: $6,257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,257
Hire date: 1986-12-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c0453973-bdee-4611-a664-a02a14cf6693
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 955
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514496

Ora Jean Shavers works as a Data Entry Operator Iii/G11 for Juvenile Probation. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 32 years. Ora earned $6,257 in 2018.

Albert Perez

Probation Officer Ii- Psb/Juvenile Probation

2018 total comp

$6,142

Base pay: $6,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,142
Hire date: 2000-06-12
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cfb7f331-499e-4728-b6c5-a6201b5aefd4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1570
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9918457

Albert Perez is a Probation Officer Ii- Psb at Juvenile Probation. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $6,142.

Lauren Buck

Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME/Juvenile Probation

2016 total comp

$5,940

Base pay: $5,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,940
Hire date: 2014-11-04
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0b89c8f0-2fa5-4ddb-b6a0-8c64213b3530
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 6735
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514488

At Juvenile Probation, Lauren Buck serves as a Clerk IV Chief Judge AFSCME. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $5,940.

Dolores Jimenez

Administrative Analyst I/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp

$5,262

Base pay: $5,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,262
Hire date: 1977-08-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe936990-5bce-4840-90d0-17c55b0e0c1e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 291
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514950

Dolores Jimenez is a Administrative Analyst I at Juvenile Probation. Hired in 1977, they have about 40 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $5,262.

Ligia Tenorio

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Probation

2017 total comp

$5,201

Base pay: $5,201
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,201
Hire date: 1977-07-18

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c19292c5-95d9-4af0-aca9-8a6665cca3e0
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 46
Office: 1326
Position Id: 9514681

At Juvenile Probation, Ligia Tenorio serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Their tenure dates to 1977, about 40 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,201.